Episode 51 - Sorcerer Uncut Gems Podcast

In this episode of the show, we are transported into the 1970s to discuss one of the most underrated masterpieces of its era, William Friedkin's Sorcerer. Joined by a special guest Sarah Buddery who also happens to be the world's foremost Roy Scheider fan, we embark on a journey to talk about the perils of carrying dynamite through a jungle and battling fate both within the narrative and outside it. Over the course of our wild conversation you will hear us talk about how much of a miracle it was for this film to come together, how it was bizarrely disregarded at the time of its release, how it functions as a multi-layered nesting doll of allegorical interpretations, how it substitutes the Hitchcockian slant of The Wages of Fear with suspense conjured by Friedkin's docu-style verite filmmaking, and much, much more!

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Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Nicolò Grasso

Featuring: Sarah Buddery

Intro: Infraction - Cassette

Outro: Infraction - Daydream

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